Harvard Crimson men's soccer

The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Harvard is one of the most successful teams of the Ivy League, having won 13 championships. In the pre-NCAA era, Harvard also won 4 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) championship titles.College Champions, 1904-1958 (archived)

History The Crimson fielded their first varsity soccer team in 1905,1905 men's soccer schedule on gocrimson.com making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA) championships, and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s.

Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.

From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer, a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program. In 2014, Ross Friedman attained two all-time Harvard records with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.

In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen.

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Historically, the Harvard soccer teams have worn white kits as their primary colors, while alternate kits have been crimsonBjarnason, Arlotti Score Goals, Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision at Cornell, 1 Oct 2022 or black.Men's Soccer Wins Thriller at Dartmouth, 1-0, 29 Oct 2016

Stadiums

Harvard has used different venues through its history, with the current location being the Jordan Field, formerly called "Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium") located on the Harvard's Allston campus.

The stadium was opened in 2010, serving as home venue not only for the men's and women's soccer, but the men's and women's lacrosse teams.

Ohiri Field was Harvard's home from 1983 until 2009. The stadium still operated as second home to soccer teams. The stadium was named after Christian Ohiri, a prominent soccer player and triple jump athlete for Harvard in the 1960s, and regarded as one of Harvard's most talented athletes.Christian L Ohiri '64 at the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame Ohiri set a record of 47 goals with Harvard, also winning three Ivy League titles.Chris Ohiri: The Nigerian Legend Harvard Still Honors] by Tosin Adeoti. 2 Oct 2025

Harvard Stadium was the first stadium for the soccer team, from 1905 to 1982. Although it serves primarily for football games, Harvard Stadium has hosted several sporting events such as ice hockey (during World War I), track and field, and lacrosse, hosting professional team Boston Cannons' games since 2007.2025 schedule at premierlacrosseleague.com

Players Current roster Men's soccer roster at gocrimson.com

Notable alumni

John Catliff (1983–86) Shep Messing (1970–71) Ross Friedman (2010–13)

First Team All-Americans Harvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans. Several players including Andre Akpan, John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college. Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen, who was part of the Harvard Five and Daniel Needham, who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division.

Player Year Lester Cushing DF 1909 Frank Leland FW 1909 Elwyn Barron DF 1910, 1912 Harry Byng FW 1911, 1912 Brayton Nichols GK 1912 Eugene McCall MF 1912 Daniel Needham GK 1912 Henry Francke MF 1913 Francis Grant MF 1913 Walter Weld FW 1913, 1914, 1915 J. Coleman Jennings FW 1914 Richard Cooke FW 1916 John Sullivan DF 1922 Randolph Heizer FW 1922

Player Year Walter Pattison DF 1924 Joseph MacKinnon MF 1925 Laurence Driggs FW 1925 Richard Thomas GK 1926 John Faude GK 1930 John Bland MF 1930 Harvard Broadbent FW 1932 Theodore Robie DF 1935 John Dorman MF 1935 James Wood FW 1935 Bernard Jacobsen MF 1939 John Johansen FW 1939

Player Year Richard Gifford MF 1942 Charley Ufford DF 1952 Langley Keyes FW 1959 Marsh McCall MF 1959 Tom Bagnoli GK 1962 Christian Ohiri FW 1963 Solomon Gomez FW 1969, 1970 Chris Wilmot DF 1969, 1970 Chris Papagianis FW 1972 John Catliff FW 1986 Will Kohler FW 1996 Andre Akpan FW 2008, 2009

Second Team All-Americans Harvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.

Player Year Carl Chadwick FW 1909 C. M. Browne GK 1911 Quincy Greene FW 1911 Morris Hallowell MF 1912 Kenneth Crooks DF 1926 John Bland MF 1928 Alex Stollmeyer DF 1929

Player Year Paul Catinella DF 1930 John Carrigan FW 1930 Theodore Roosevelt III MF 1934 George Stork FW 1935 Charles Weiss DF 1949 Andy Kydes MF 1966 Phil Kydes FW 1971 Andre Akpan FW 2007 Mike Fucito FW 2007, 2008

Third Team All-Americans Harvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.

Player Position Year Tony Marks DF 1966 Nick Hotchkin FW 1987 Kevin Ara FW 2002

Coaches

Current staff Sources:Coaches on gocrimson.com Position Name Head coach Josh Shapiro Assistant coach Jordie Ciuffetelli Assistant coach Bryan Harkin Goalkeepers coach Morgan Sawyer

Historical head coaches Sources:2024 Men's soccer record book on gocrimson.com

Year Name Record 1905–10 (no coach) 6 9-19-5 1911–16, 1921 Charles Burgess 7 54-33-10 1922–23 William R. Welsh 2 5-12-1 1924–26 Thomas B. White 3 9-11-4 1927–28 John Kershaw 2 9-9-3 1929–40 John F. Carr 12 63-22-19 1941–47 James McDonald 7 18-12-6 1948–73 J. Bruce Munro 26 180-87-27 1974–81 George Ford 8 47-51-15

Year Name Record 1982–86 Jape Shattuck 5 44-29-8 1987–91 Mike Getman 5 42-26-9 1992–98 Stephen Locker 7 54-45-13 1999–2007 John Kerr 9 81-59-13 2008–09 Jamie Clark 2 26-10-1 2010–12 Carl Junot 3 6-30-11 2013–19 Pieter Lehrer 7 42-58-13 2020–present Josh Shapiro 4 22-14-14

Notes

Team honors National championships Title n° Year Class Organizer Record Coach 1913 Tournament ISFA 9–6–3 Charles Burgess 1914 Tournament ISFA 6–1–2 Charles Burgess 1926 Tournament ISFA 4–2–2 Thomas B. White 1930 Tournament ISFA 8–1–0 John F. Carr

Conference championships Harvard has won 13 Ivy League championships. The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.

Title n° Year Class Coach Overallrecord Conferencerecord 1955 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 10–2–0 5–1–0 1958 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 10–2–1 5–1–1 1959 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 9–1–3 5–1–0 1961 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 8–2–1 5–1–1 1962 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 6–5–0 5–2–0 1963 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 8–2–0 6–0–0 1969 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 14–1–0 7–0–0 1970 Ivy Regular season J. Bruce Munro 12–1–0 7–0–0 1987 Ivy Regular season Mike Getman 14–1–3 6–0–1 1994 Ivy Regular season Stephen Locker 5–9–2 5–1–1 1996 Ivy Regular season Stephen Locker 16–2–0 6–1–0 2006 Ivy Regular season John Kerr Jr. 14–5–1 6–0–1 2009 Ivy Regular season Jamie Clark 14–4–1 5–1–1

Rivalries

Harvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports since 1875, and it also translates to the men's soccer programs.

Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907. As of Nov 2023, the Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 54–42–13.Men's soccer statistics 2023 at gocrimson.com

See also Harvard Crimson

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